[Symbolical violence in the access of disabled persons to basic health units].

A descriptive study which aimed to characterize the conditions of people with disabilities (PD) in the Basic Health Units-UBS. Data were collected in January 2009 in 20 UBSF. It was used digital camera and check list based on the 9050-NBR ABNT.

[Prevalence of high blood pressure in people with impaired physical mobility: nursing implications].

The hypertension is one of the main causes of death all over the world and may result in the reduction or absence of the skeletal muscular tone. The aim was to identify the epidemiologic aspects of hypertension in physical disabled people and the knowledge of these individuals about the control of the risk factors to the hypertension. Took part 40 physically handicapped.

[Popular medicine: benefits and drawbacks of medicinal plants].

Descriptive study which aims to verify if the herbalist offer the information correct for the use of the medicinal plants; if they give for the customers concerning the possible poisonings or interaction with the allopathic guide and also if there is a criteria for the commercialization of the phytotherapics. A questionnaire was used containing open and closed questions involving aspects of the performance of the herbalists with the phytotherapics. The herbalists know the majority of the medicinal plants, however, there are some gaps concerning the correct indication of these products, of the collateral effect and toxicities.

[Nursing and sport practices: learning with ethical dilemas].

This study aimed to identify the difficulties related to the first aids during one students competition and also it correlates the experience learned regarding technician aspects, cientifics and ethical approaches when the performance of the first-aid nurse. The report was taking into account the production basis regarding the performance of the first aids professionals and a workshop of consensus to solve ethical dilemmas. It was described the taking decision ethical, the material resources available and also the harms which might affected the physical integrity of the athletes and the interventions executed.